Tom McCarthy is entering his fifth season as a play-by-play announcer for coverage of select Sunday afternoon NFL games after previously calling college basketball and football on Westwood One in 2008 and 2009.
Tom currently does basketball and football play-by-play for CBS Sports Network, and will join CBS Sports for select NFL broadcasts for a second season in 2015. He is also the television play-by-play voice for the Philadelphia Phillies. He spent the 2006-2007 seasons as a radio broadcaster with the New York Mets before joining the Phillies. McCarthy spent six seasons with the Trenton Thunder, the former double-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, doing play-by-play on radio and television for CN8. He has also worked as the radio voice of the Saint Joseph’s University men’s basketball, Rutgers University football and Princeton University football and men’s basketball.
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NFL Highlights: Bills beat Dolphins 34-31 in Wild Card thriller
ORCHARD PARK, NY – The Bills raced out to an early 17-0 lead before the Dolphins came all the way back to tie the score late in the first half. Josh Allen then threw two third-quarter touchdowns,… Read More »
NFL Highlights: Jaguars come back late to beat Titans, win AFC South
JACKSONVILLE, FL – After not holding a lead all game, the Jaguars got a huge play from their defense with 2:51 left, as Rayshawn Jenkins got to Joshua Dobbs, forcing a fumble–which Josh Allen would recover and return 37 yards for the go-ahead score. The Jacksonville defense would then come… Read More »
NFL Highlights: Chiefs, Kelce rally past Chargers
LOS ANGELES, CA – Travis Kelce hauled in the go-ahead touchdown – one of three scores on the night for the all-pro tight end – as the Kansas City Chiefs topped the Los Angeles Chargers 30-27 on Sunday night. The Chargers had a chance to answer but Nick Bolton’s interception… Read More »
NFL Highlights: Bills dominate, cruise past Titans 41-7
ORCHARD PARK, NY – Behind three Stefon Diggs touchdowns, the Buffalo Bills blew out the Tennessee Titans 41-7 on Monday night. Diggs finished with 148 receiving yards and the three scores, while Josh Allen totaled 317 passing yards and four touchdowns. Tom McCarthy and Ross Tucker called the action on… Read More »
NFL Highlights: Bucs roll past Eagles to begin title defense
TAMPA, FL – Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers jumped out to a 14-0 first quarter lead, and never looked back in a 31-15 win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday afternoon. The Bucs led 31-0 after three quarters before the Eagles added a pair of fourth quarter scores.… Read More »
AFC Divisional Highlights: Bills defense controls Ravens in 17-3 win
ORCHARD PARK, NY – Powered by a defense that allowed a season-best three points, the Buffalo Bills knocked off the Baltimore Ravens 17-3 on Saturday night at Bills Stadium to advance to the AFC Championship Game. Tied 3-3 at halftime, Bills quarterback Josh Allen threw a third quarter touchdown before… Read More »
College Basketball Highlights: Villanova holds off Marquette
VILLANOVA, PA – Villanova held off Marquette en route to a 72-71 victory on Wednesday night. Markus Howard became the Big East’s all-time scorer in conference games, but it wasn’t enough as the Golden Eagles fell a point short. Tom McCarthy and Donny Marshall had the call on Westwood One. Read More »
NFL Highlights: Texans rally to beat Bills 22-19 in OT
HOUSTON, TX – Deshaun Watson led the way as the Houston Texans rallied from a 16-0 deficit to eventually defeat the Buffalo Bills 22-19 in overtime in an AFC Wild Card game on Saturday afternoon. Watson had a touchdown run to start the comeback and added a touchdown pass as… Read More »